AUCKLAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 535, 19 December 1857, Page 5

AUCKLAND.

By the Spray-we have Auckland papers to the sth inst. Politics in, that province full of life by reason of the'meeting of the Prpvipcial Council, an event which took place>n the" 25th tilt: 'Progress' is unrepresented as a party in the House,.not even Mr. Oarletori, 'its former' leader, having a seat. The V Southern Cross' deals with such a state of "affairs in the followingmelancholy language:— ;". „' ; :"'We say. as little' as'possible cphcjerning the, TaureTcdreJcq Gbyernment arid the Council elec-' ted under its auspicesl Indeed it is only the duty owed to our readers that ovefcpmes pui'iSepugnance to mentioning them at all. From tinie'to time \ve| shall offer such suggestions as we are able for' the amelioration of their measures, but shall' guard ourselves as far as possible.from assurri-.' Tng the position 'of /opponents. .; We cannot force good measures upon them, for .even public | opinion is now set utterly "at nought; nor can any one expect to influence them by argument."

There seem, however, to be some of the old elements of disagreement remaining. At an .earlysitting, on the Ist December,.Mr. Kelly, one of the members, called the Provincial Solicitor^ a 'scribbling. lawyer ;and Government hireling/.with the addition of some more choice language. , .Mi\. Merriman, the gentleman attacked, repudiated' the titles given him, and a scene ensued of which the 'New Zealander' makes' the Tnost; ' The*' New Zealander' accuses Canterbury of conducting its politics ' politely' and ourselves of dravying a veil over any breach of decorum which does "occur. The ' New Zealander'thinks; it nibre; manly in politicians to speak • a bit. of their mmd' j and evidently itself holds and intensely enjoys the position of ' bottle-holder' to one or other party in any personal set-to: reporting thte proceedings with a'Bell's Life' gusto. In our humble opinion the:more/manly' course for a political.partizan is.to subdue his animosity against.the persons of his opponents, and the more judicious course fora'newspaper to give no such encouragement tc/th-e ill-tempered rh'emberof Council as willilead tp;the repetition of similar scenes; and, if such a scene should oceur,.to condemn it by silence, while we'wash bur dirty linen at home. ;

: We observe that th§ Provincial Govern inent of A.ubkland is endeavouring to obtain tenders for the establishment of a' mail service between' Aucldatid and Melbourne' or Sydney^ for one year. -• ' ■ •■^■'■- .